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Manzanola, Colorado

Town in Otero County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Manzanola

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Manzanola, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Manzanola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

La Junta MunicipalLHX

At an airfield/19.8 mi away/4,239 ft/33 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Rocky Ford 2SEROCC2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/4,206 ft/66 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.3 mi from Manzanola, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,287 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.57 inHg and the temperature at 43.7 F; it reports 47.3 F, 3.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E ( stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,287 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWLC2FIG. D WHERE ARKANSAS RIVER AT CATLIN DAM NEAR OLNEY SPRINGS NEAR FOWLER 6E ( STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREARKANSAS RIVER AT CATLIN DAM NEAR OLNEY SPRINGS NEAR FOWLER 6E (15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,287 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.3 FTITLEArkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FWLC2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FWLC2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.13 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWLC2FIG. E THE SUN AT ARKANSAS RIVER AT CATLIN DAM NEAR OLNEY SPRINGS NEAR FOWLER 6E (ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEArkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FWLC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FWLC2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,287 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 10:30 pm local time; air temperature, 47.3 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWLC2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 10:30 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 10:30 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE47.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEArkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FWLC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FWLC2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Olney Springs Near Fowler 6E (, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Rocky Ford 2SE (ROCC2), 10.5 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

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